Checking out other people's blogs, mostly friends and acquaintances, is one of my daily routines and probably the most effective way to keep abreast of interesting developments ie. people getting married (and there are alot of those I tell ya). Lately though, I've turned into one of those obsessive blog browsers, reading blogs of people I don't know at all, complete strangers with no relation whatsoever, or as friendster puts it" you are no closely connected to XYZ", ...those people.

The funny thing is, I find that a certain bond has been formed over time as they share their innermost thoughts, insecurities and feelings. I suppose theres a voyeur in all of us, a desire to pry into someone elses life and compare maybe? Its comforting to know others out there are confronted with the same dillemas and problems I face everyday, be it work, play or matters of the heart.

Now, this may seem freaky, but theres this certain blog I read and I reckon the author is my soulmate. Theres something about her, shes not your drop dead gorgeous kind of gal but she is captivating to say the least. I don't know her enough to even say what kind of person she is but I've formed a virtual personality for her and she fits the mould of my perfect partner. I don't think I'd ever want to meet her, cos I know she'll fall short of perfect, I mean, nobody's perfect right? (or so I've heard)... I guess her existence (though a semi-virtual one)gives me hope to dream and hope that there is a special someone out there that can fit that mould. *Lem's a big time dreamer*

Exam timetable just came out... "somebody gonna get a hurt real bad"...*shudders*

I thought that this year I could avoid catching the dreaded flu bug, something I wait for in fearful anticipation every winter. How naive of me huh? However, this year's outcome was very different... instead of the requisite 3-4 days (half dead) in bed getting over the viral infection, it was a mild discomfort for 1 and half days; that was it! I decided to attack the virus early, in fact the first day I realised I was feeling unwell, I decided to visit my local GP and ask for Relenza.

I've heard alot 'bout Relenza (mainly cos one of my tennis kakis developed the drug) and have been wanting to test the efficacy. I can confidently say that this drug saved me alot of grief and works very well. It has one competitor, namely Tamiflu, which is taken in the form of a tablet. Relenza is administered with an inhaler, which I suppose people may not find as comfortable using compared with popping a pill. But let me assure you, it is fast acting and has less proven side effects... I would recommend anyone suffering from the flu to get Relenza (cos I care, nothing to do with royalties.. I swear :P ), you'll feel better after 1-2 hrs and will be up and about within the next 24hrs.


On a very different note, I've been wanting to share this for awhile.... every morning I step out the back of my apartment, I'm greeted by a rather impressive array of shopping trolleys. Whats impressive is someone actually bothered to stack them up neatly according to origin- Coles, Safeway and Bi-lo. Now, if you're not a resident of 212 The Avenue, this may not come as much of a surprise, but I have to point out that the lone Bi-lo trolley shown on the far left (green handle) must have travelled some distance to get here. You see, the nearest Bi-Lo around is in Coburg, which isn't exactly near by any standards. Bloody impressive... you really gotta have balls to do something like that, and absolutely no shame whatsoever!

Oh oh... its getting late, back to the books, I'm not coping with this semester as well as I'd hope, time is definitely not on my side.... *eeks*